Francois Trahan: Equity Markets Mid-Way Through Melt-Up

Francois Trahan recently spoke with Consuelo Mack on WealthTrack and stated his belief that the equity market is mid-way through a melt up. He believes this could last through the end of the year and possibly into the first quarter of 2013. He believes cyclically-oriented stocks like industrials and materials, as well as higher beta equities, will be the better investments during this melt up. He believes the S&P 500 Index could reach a high of 1,550. He does believe the market continues to be a secular bear one; however, he does [also] believe we are in the midst of another cyclical bull. He notes in the past 20 years, there were four 50%+ moves in the Japanese market and our low inflation environment is not too different from theirs. In short, he believes buy and hold is dead for the foreseeable future.

Although Trahan does not provide specific stock ideas in the interview, he does state investors should focus their equity investments on dividend paying stocks. Over 60% of S&P 500 companies have a dividend yield greater than the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond.

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